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More than 70 Kenyan diaspora purchasers say they have committed about KSh260 million to a Ruaka apartment development since 2019 and are asking government to intervene after construction stalled.
The Abuja Original Inhabitant Youth Empowerment Organization wants the review of the 1979 Abuja master plan to create a community development and integration framework that protects ancestral land and property rights.
Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga says the Inner City Big Push will map and upgrade deprived urban districts in Accra, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi, with government and homeowners sharing the infrastructure bill.
Abland and its investment partners have opened the 8,000m² Central Blue Shopping Centre in Blue Downs, fully let and anchored by Superspar, as the surrounding estate moves toward roughly 1,800 homes.
A new analysis by the Tanzania Investment and Consultant Group puts the daily cost of disorganised urban growth in Dar es Salaam at up to 8.5bn/-, and warns the bill could reach 12bn/- by 2030 if current patterns persist.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says the Eastleigh building that collapsed on Friday had construction approval but no occupation certificate, blaming weak enforcement and penalties too small to deter illegal development.
President Hakainde Hichilema has handed over the title deed for land earmarked for COMESA's new headquarters, with the bloc holding its 25th summit of heads of state and government in Harare.
Ghana has launched a United Nations-backed project to promote low-carbon, locally sourced building materials and affordable housing, with the works and housing minister arguing the country's 1.83 million-unit deficit is a chance to build more sustainably.
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has asked for a meeting with the City of Cape Town over plans to release the 72-hectare Annandale Farm near Dunoon for development, as residents question whether the land will house them.